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Which to use

“réglementée” and “réglementées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#29,962
“réglementée” frequency rank
#40,983
“réglementées” frequency rank
70945
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature réglementée réglementées
Definition Participe passé féminin singulier de réglementer. Participe passé féminin pluriel de réglementer.

Same sound, different letters: réglementée vs réglementées

Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 11 letters. réglementée runs 11 letters (CVCCVCVCCVV) against réglementées's 12 (CVCCVCVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

11 ch
réglementée
12 ch
réglementées

Ear matches; page differs - réglementée and réglementées

This is the hard kind. réglementée and réglementées are pronounced identically (\ʁɛ.ɡlə.mɑ̃.te\) and both work as averb. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “réglementée” sits inside “réglementées”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70945, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

réglementée is recorded at frequency rank #29,962, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁɛ.ɡlə.mɑ̃.te\. réglementées is at rank #40,983, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁɛ.ɡlə.mɑ̃.te\.

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 70945, this pair ranks #49,391 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of réglementée vs réglementées

Shared letters: eglmnrté. Private to "réglementée": -. Private to "réglementées": s.

"réglementée" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVCCVV  ·  "réglementées" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCVCCVVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "réglementée" for "réglementées" ever safe?
No. They are pronounced the same (\ʁɛ.ɡlə.mɑ̃.te\), which is exactly why they get swapped in writing, but the dictionary meanings above are different, and pronunciation is no guide here.
Frequency check: "réglementée" vs "réglementées" - which ranks higher?
"réglementée" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #29,962 in our French list, against #40,983 for "réglementées". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

You've separated the homophone pair "réglementée" / "réglementées". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.

  • Full dictionary entry for "réglementée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "réglementées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #49,391 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "réglementée" and "réglementées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réglementées vs réglementés". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #49,391 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list